Wuthering Heights (Bantam Classics) by Emily Bront? Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Wuthering Heights (Bantam Classics)
Book Review: Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
Wuthering Heights is a fantastic novel that explores the complexities of human nature and though some of the characters are evil, they are not far removed from people in real life. Its themes of passion and revenge are conveyed expertly and take the reader on a fabulous journey to the wily windy moors of EnglandBook Review: A classic? Why?
Summary: 2 Stars
I have no memory of Northern England late 1700's. I don't no if characters such as Heathcliff or the younger Linton actually could exist. But this whole story is so unbelievable that it goes way beyond fiction. Not only that but one of the basic requisites of any successful novel, or movie for that matter, is to have at least one character that the audience likes or will root for. There is not one character in this book that I pulled for. Not one that I wanted to see come out on top. I just finished this book so maybe my viewpoint will change with time (in five months will this novel have any impact on me) but for the time being this hardly rates as a "classic"Book Review: A wonderful spiritual love story unlike any other written.
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many, at the age of 15, I believe I was too young to read such a story; I was bored reading it, I found the writing to be dull and the plot to advance too slowly. To be honest the only way I could survive the book was to read the cliff notes. But halfway through the cliff notes I was struck by the developing relationship between Cathy and Heathcliff, and my opinions altogether changed. I re-read the entire book, and could at last understand the story, the torment, the love, the fury, the power of what Emily had written, a real love story, with the real sentiments that occur when people of different upbringings clash, and somehow, in spite of such brutal hatred and jealousy, love dawns, and it survives the storm of hatred that continues for many years and a couple of generations. This story epitomizes true and unconditional love. For this reason,seven years later, I gladly rate this book five stars our of five.Book Review: Pure greatness!
Summary: 5 Stars
I began reading and I couldn't stop! A wonderfully, well-written book.Book Review: Should be illegal.
Summary: 1 Stars
I was put through this 'book' when studying Higher English. It is undoubtedly the single worst piece of literature I have ever had to read. What is worse that I had to read it twice, take notes, answer questions, memorize quotes, and in 9 days am sitting an exam in which it will feature rather heavily. You cannot truly hate a book until you have studied it in detail. The problem with it is the fact that about half the words in the book are adjectives. E. Bronte spends so long lavishing useless and totally superfluous descriptions on every scene that I dozed off and missed any point that the events may have had. Then there is Heathcliff, who actually does very little, but merely has circumstances favour him about a dozen times - and he's supposed to be one of the most evil characters ever? The rest of the characters are not much better - they are flat and predictable, although I can't imagine why anyone would be interested enough to wonder about what's going to happen. By the end, I was wondering if I'd fallen asleep and missed the climax - which would have been possible - but I could account for every excruciating page and therefore I can only conclude that the trivial, unsurprising non-events that the narrative lurched between were supposed to be climactic. If this is a classic story, then so is an eight-page picture book that's only strength is very detailed - but not well-drawn - pictures. Please feel free to send me mail to argue about my review.